Oliver Carter
Oliver Jesse Carter (1911-1976) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
Carter received a recess appointment from President Harry Truman on September 27, 1950, to a new seat created by 63 Stat. 493; nominated on November 27, 1950; he was confirmed by the Senate on December 13, 1950, and received commission on December 21, 1950. From 1970-1976, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on April 7, 1976. He served the Northern District of California until his death on June 14, 1976. Carter was succeeded in this position by Cecil Poole
Early life and education
- University of California, Hastings College of Law, LL.B., 1935
Professional career
- Private practice, Redding, California, 1936-1938
- Assistant district attorney, Shasta County, California, 1938-1939
- Private practice, Redding, California, 1940-1950
- Member, California State Senate, 1941-1949
Judicial career
Northern District of California
Carter received a recess appointment from President Harry Truman on September 27, 1950, to a new seat created by 63 Stat. 493;[1] nominated on November 27, 1950; he was confirmed by the Senate on December 13, 1950, and received commission on December 21, 1950. From 1970-1976, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on April 7, 1976. He served the Northern District of California until his death on June 14, 1976. Carter was succeeded in this position by Cecil Poole
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Northern District of California 1950–1976 Seat #6 |
Succeeded by: Cecil Poole
|
| |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 |
Burton • Clark • Donovan • Gilliam • Gourley • Holtzoff • Koscinski • Madden • Mathes • Mellott • S. Miller • W. Miller • Mollison • O'Connell • Orr • Prettyman • Rice | ||
| 1946 |
Curran • Driver • Follmer • Harris • Kalodner • Kampf • Keech • Levin • Lynne • McGranery • Murphy • Rodney • Scarlett • Shelbourne • Speakman • Starr • Vinson • Weinberger | ||
| 1947 |
Bryan, Sr. • Christenberry • Clifford • Collet • Dooley • Harper • Howell • Johnson • Jones • Lemmon • Medina • Rayfiel • Ryan • Thomason | ||
| 1948 |
Harper • Henderson • Johnson • Kaufman • Proctor • Rao • Stephens • Tamm | ||
| 1949 |
Allred • Andrews • Bazelon • Borah • Burns • Carter • Clark • Clary • Conger • Connally • Duffy • Erskine • Fahy • Finnegan • Foley • Ford • Gibson • Grim • Hastie • Hatch • Hill • Hooper • Kaufman • Kirkland • Lindley • Matthews • McCarthy • McGohey • McLaughlin • Minton • Murray • Noonan • Pickett • Platt • Pope • Ritter • Russell • Solomon • Sugarman • Swaim • Switzer • Taylor • Tehan • Thornton • Warlick • Washington • Westover • Wright | ||
| 1950 |
Bastian • Byrne, Sr. • Carter • Knous • Marsh • Murphy • Simpson • Staley • Steckler • Strum • Wallace • Weinfeld • Whitehurst • Worley | ||
| 1951 |
Dimock • Edelstein • Hartigan • Hartshorne • Leahy • Lindberg • McNamee • Medina • Modarelli • Murphy • Perry • Rives • Sheehy • Sloan • Stewart • Thomas • Tolin • Youngdahl | ||
| 1952 | |||
